Wo. Just happened to notice the headlines about this and read further and wtf.

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) arrested the captain of the container ship MSC on Wednesday for allegedly operating the vessel while intoxicated.

I can see the container ships gliding past from where I’m sitting, so I take an interest. I can see them in detail at the terminal every time I take a bus to West Seattle (which I do often), so I take an interest.

The incident began when watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a report from a Puget Sound Pilot aboard the MSC Jubilee IX, a 333-meter container ship operating under the Liberian flag.

The Liberian flag signals, among other things, less stringent rules.

The pilot reported that the ship’s captain was showing signs of intoxication.

During the transit from an anchorage near Everett, Washington, to Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle, the pilot and first mate took over the ship’s operation, ensuring a safe passage without incident.

Upon the ship’s arrival at Terminal 5, a Coast Guard boarding team and CGIS agents began an examination.

The captain underwent a field sobriety and breathalyzer test, which revealed he was impaired at more than six times the legal limit for commercial mariners.

Six times!!!

He’s now in jail.

Thanks Coast Guard!